Writing Samples -- Articles and Web Content

This section is devoted to some of the popular-level articles that I have written for broad audiences or for the Web. My hope is that these will provide some measure of enlightenment or entertainment, and, in some cases, a little of both!

The Serial Comma  HTML

   A unique, at times amusing, look at a finer point of grammar

“Telegraph Road”: A Little-Known Favorite  HTML

   My observations about the meaning and aesthetics of a little-known song by Dire Straits

The Sony Reader: I Might Just Go Electronic  HTML

   A quick look at the Sony Reader, a portable e-book device that recently caught my attention

Mount Fuji  HTML

   A brief piece about Mount Fuji, a beautiful symbol of Japan and an irresistable challenge to weekend hikers and mountaineers

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